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Cover crop effects on root rot of sweet corn and soil properties

Creator:

Miyazoe, Mikio

Abstract:

Root rot of sweet corn in western Oregon and Washington is a significant disease that can reduce yield of intolerant cultivars of processed sweet corn by fifty percent. Root rot is caused by a complex of soilborne organisms, including Drechslera sp., Phoma terrestris, and Pythium arrhenomanes. Processors have adopted tolerant...

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Masters Thesis

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production Processed sweet corn growers in Willamette Valley of Oregon experienced yield reductions in
Influence of cover crop residue management on soil moisture, vine growth, and productivity in a pre-production vineyard in the Willamette Valley

Creator:

Curtis, Morgan A.

Abstract:

The use of cover crops in young vineyards is not widely accepted in the Pacific Northwest due to concerns of water and nutrient competition between the cover crop and vines. The last 2 years of a 4-year study started in 2009 are reported here. The study evaluated the use of...

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Masters Thesis

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Moisture, Vine Growth, and Productivity in a Pre-production Vineyard in the Willamette Valley AN ABSTRACT